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Inside the EPO: It's Not a Pretty Picture and the Administrative Council Lacks the Incentive to 'Clean House'

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Summary: The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (AC or Council for short) has an opportunity to tentatively give António Campinos the boot next month; this might not be enough, however, because we already saw how Benoît Battistelli was replaced by his friend and many of Battistelli's other friends remain in positions of power to this date

THIS morning's EPO posts [1, 2, 3, 4] were mostly memes and photos (or video frames). The video above adds words and necessary context to these.



In order to better understand the significance of some of our memes, which are frequent, be sure to click on the link that says "context" (or links that say the same). The memes are typically based on something which is true; they add a humourous slant, that's all...

"A huge political effort and coordination will be needed in order to restore order (stability through lawfulness) at the Office."For instance, this morning we mentioned misuse of the EUIPO's diplomatic immunity status; it was abused (or there was attempt to abuse it) by the Campinos family; we already explained how alcohol was involved and why it's doubly tragic considering the death of the driver's grandfather, Jorge. So what the meme says is not really a joke; it is factual and it stresses the irony. It's worth noting that it's common knowledge in EPO circles (the story about the son getting drunk and trying to 'borrow' immunity after crashing the car). Additionally, from what I am hearing these days, Mr. Campinos is already down for the count because he's not supported by EPO "users" (or "clients" or "customers" as Team Campinos habitually calls them). Campinos no longer enjoys broad support from the Council, never mind 'his' staff. When he started they thought he was some guru in diplomacy; how wrong were they... and the media too for that matter (wishful thinking from patent maximalists and profiteers)...

A huge political effort and coordination will be needed in order to restore order (stability through lawfulness) at the Office. For that to happen the unqualified kakistocracy needs to be removed entirely, and preferably punished in the process (consequences such as being unable to find employment elsewhere).

The video above basically expands upon the EPO posts that are mostly photos and memes. But expect us to have lots of material soon; we are working hard to explain to a less patent-savvy audience what happens at the EPO and why it matters.

"The last thing the Council wants right now is true accountability because so many present and past delegates are complicit at several levels."The Council will have a meeting in 4 weeks (warning: epo.org link) and the future of Campinos hangs in the balance; they are likely to decide whether to replace him.

"I hope he is replaced," an associate told us today, "but the nepotism and corruption must be also fixed at the same time or the series of clowns will continue..."

Just like back in 2017, they will try exceptionally hard to cover up what actually happened during the past 12 years. A lot of illegal activity was enabled by the Council and the Council is well aware of it. The last thing the Council wants right now is true accountability because so many present and past delegates are complicit at several levels. Any accountability can end their career.

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